The 12th ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-0) host the 10th ranked Miami Hurricanes (5-0) in a Big 10/ACC Challenge game that will take place at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota at 9:15 PM ET. Minnesota are the 5-point favorite with a total on the board at 143 points.
Miami was at home in their latest where they crushed North Florida 86-65 in a unlined game. Reserves Anthony Lawrence II and Bruce Brown Jr. were the high scorers for the Hurricanes each putting up 14 points and overall five players for Miami scored in double figures in the game. Trip Day was the high scorer for North Florida with 10 points on 4/8 shooting. Miami had a 13-point halftime lead and forced 20 turnovers and for the game they shot 50% from the floor and held over-matched North Florida to just 39% shooting.
In their last game Minnesota held on for an 89-84 victory over ranked Alabama in the finals of the Barclays Center Classic. Nate Mason was the high scorer for the Golden Gophers picking up 20 points on 6/10 shooting and hit four of his six 3-pointers. Collin Sexton was the high scorer for the Crimson Tide with 40 points on 12/22 shooting hitting four of his seven 3-pointers. Alabama only played with three players for the last 13 minutes of the game after their whole bench was ejected for coming out on the court after a scuffle. Minnesota outscored Alabama by seven points in the 2nd half and for the game they shot 45.5% from the floor and the Tide shot 46.6%. The Golden Gophers covered the spread as a 4.5-point favorite with the 173 combined points easily cashing the OVER tickets with the total line closing at 150.
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Miami ranks tied for 101st in the nation in ppg and 3rd in opponents’ ppg and Minnesota ranks 18th in ppg and tied for 132nd in opponents’ ppg.
These teams met last in the 2012 season where Minnesota beat Miami 78-60.
This season Miami is 1-0 ATS with an O/U record of 0-1 and Minnesota is 5-1 ATS with an O/U record of 5-1.
SAGARIN RATINGS
Miami: 87.95
Minnesota: 87.30
INJURY REPORT
MIAMI
NONE
MINNESOTA
NONE
Key Betting Trends
- MIA is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against teams from the Big 10
- MIA is 1-8 ATS in their last 9 non-conference games
- MIA has an Under record of 5-0 in their last 5 road games
- MINN is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games
- MINN is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games
- MINN has an Over record of 21-7 in their last 28 games
